Summary or Analysis?
Literary Devices
Pronouns & Nouns
Subject-Verb Agreement
Romeo & Juliet
100

What is a summary?

GIST - brief restatement of the main ideas or key points of a text, story, or event.

100

What is a metaphor?

A literary device that compares two things without “like” or “as”

100

What is a pronoun?

Words used in place of nouns.

100

What is subject-verb agreement?

When the verb matches the number of subjects.

100

Who are the two feuding families in the play?

Montague & Capulets

200

Explain the difference between a summary and an analysis.

A summary is a brief overview of the main ideas or events in a text. 


An analysis goes deeper into the text. It examines how the author uses literary devices, themes, and character development to convey meaning

200

What are the three types of irony? 

Verbal, situational, ironic 

200

Give an example of a personal pronoun that is unacceptable in academic writing.

May include: I, Me, My; You, Yours

200

Identify the error: "The group of students are going on a trip."

"The group of students is going on a trip."

200

What is dramatic irony?

When the reader knows something the characters do not.

300

Summarize Romeo & Juliet thus far. 

Mentor Discretion 

300

Define both direct and indirect characterization. 

Direct characterization explicitly tells readers details about a character. 

Indirect characterization implicitly reveals details about a character through actions, dialogue, thoughts, and interactions with other characters, rather than being explicitly stated by the author.

300

Convert the noun into possessive form: “That’s my dog bone.” 

That’s my dog’s bone.

300

What is the correct verb form in this sentence: "Neither the teacher nor the student _ (is/are) ready."

Is

300

Name two sets of foils from Act 1 of the play and explain how they are characterized.

400

How many pieces of relevant evidence do you need to support analysis in a Part 3 Essay?

Two

400

What is the following an example of?

‘O, loving hate! O, brawling hate!

Cold fire, serious vanity…’

Oxymoron

400

Explain the difference between. Plural nouns and possessive nouns.

Plural nouns denote multiple people/places/things

Possessive nouns show ownership.

400

A huge pack of wolves ___ (is/are) right beside us.

Is

400

Elizabethans believed in Divine Order. What does that mean?

They believed people’s lives were determined by fate or a higher power.

500

What two things do you need to analyze in a Part 3 essay?

1. Central idea 

2. Literary device 

500

In the phrase "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers," this device is prominently featured. What is it?  

Alliteration

500

Complete the sentence.

I’m going to the movies with ___.

[she and Jacob] OR [her and Jacob]

I’m going to the movies with [her and Jacob].

500

One of the kids in the class ___ (read/reads) the book out loud while their classmates ______ (follow/follows) along

One of the kids in the class reads the book out loud while their classmates follow along.

500

Provide an example of dramatic irony from Act 1.

Various acceptable responses.

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